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U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION CAMDEN AREA OFFICE 1800 PAVILION BLDG ROOM 403 8101 FERRY AVENUE CAMDEN NEW JERSEY 08104 (609) 757-5181 September 23 1983 ( t Occidental Petroleum River Road Burlington NJ 08016 Attn Irv Power S-''CI933 - hooo-CF.,1 | C F0WE= Dear Mr Power This office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received a complaint concerning safety and/or health hazard(s) involving your employees The specific nature of the complaint and the address of the worksite are shown on the attached Statement of Complaint We have not determined whether hazard(s) as alleged exist at your workplace and we are not conducting an inspection at this time However since allegation(s) of violation(s) have been made you should immediately investigate the alleged condition(s) and make the necessary correction(s) and/or modification(s) Within the time shown on the attached Statement please advise me in writing of your findings and of the action you have taken Your response should be detailed stating specifically what action you have taken to abate any hazard(s) You should enclose any supporting documentation on the action you have taken such as monitoring results ordering of equipment and the like Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596) provides that No person shall discharge or m any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this Act We have also listed on the attached Statement the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (Part Numbers of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations) which we believe apply to the alleged hazard(s) and copies of these Standards are enclosed OCC 015846 This letter is not a citation nor is it a notification of proposed penalty which according to the OSHA Act may only be issued after an inspection or investigation of the workplace If we do not receive a response from you within the time shown on the attached Statement indicating that appropriate action has been taken an inspection may be conducted In addition OSHA s policy is to select for inspection a random sample of cases where we have received letters in which employers have indicated satisfactory corrective action to assure that the employer has actually taken the action asserted in his letter Fmallly any action taken by you m this matter will not auto matically remove your workplace from the possibility of an unannounced inspection by duly authorized representatives of OSHA in accordance with routine scheduling procedures currently m effect You are requested to post a copy of this letter and your response to it where it will be readily accessible for review by all of your employees This letter and your response should remain posted for three working days or until a determination has been made that the hazard(s) as alleged do not exist at your work place whichever is longer If you have any questions concerning this matter please contact our office Your personal support and interest in the safety and health of your employees is appreciated (FOR) AREA DIRECTOR HDA/bll Attachment CM-RRR OCC 015847 STATEflENT OF COMPLAINT EMPLOYER S NAME ADDRESS WORKSITE ADDRESS Occidental Petrol miTM River Road_______________ Burlington, NJ 08016 Same PLEASE RESPOND BY ________10/23/83 _____________________________________ ALLEGED HAZARD(s) AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS Line 2 Banbury - 2nd Floor 1 Ventilation inadequate to remove smoke from overheated plastic air contaminants See standard 1910 1000(a)(1) & (2) (b)(1) & (2) Possible overexposure to and (c) as well as 1910 1025 Inadequate respirator air lines on 2nd floor nor are the employees warned when irritant material is released on first floor See standard 1910 134 OCC 015848